VOA常速英语:Economic Turbulence Forecast for 2012

词汇讲解：

1. sign n.标记, 符号；手势, 姿势, 信号；征兆, 迹象
例句：All the signs at the moment point to an early resumption of the fighting between the two countries.
眼下的一切迹象都表明, 这两个国家将很快重新开战。

2. pose vt. 造成,引起
例句：The increase in student numbers poses many problems for the schools.
学生人数增加给学校造成许多问题。

3. unemployment n. 失业(人数), 失业率
例句：Unemployment among married women reached a peak.
在已婚女性中失业率达到了峰值。

4. ease v. 缓和, 改善, 放松
例句：They did this to ease their economic crisis.
他们这样做是为了缓和经济危机。

5. recession n. (经济的)衰退;衰退期
例句：His factory closed down during the period of economic recession.
他的工厂在经济衰退时期关闭了。

6. curb vt.限制, 克制, 抑制
例句：I began to curb my appetite for food and drink.
我开始节制饮食。

7. commodity n.商品, 货物
例句：The prices of the commodities are quite stable this year.
今年各种物价相当稳定。

8. delay n.耽搁, 延迟；被耽搁[推迟]的事件或时间
例句：My delay in going abroad is due to my illness.
我推迟出国是因为我生病了。

9. triple adj. 三倍的, 三方的, 三部分的
例句：He received triple wages for all his extra work.
由于额外的工作他领取了三倍的工资。

10. stabilize v. (使)稳定; (使)稳固
例句：They are eager to stabilize currencies.
他们急于稳定货币。